Taxi:
Average Price*:
500-3000**
Bargainable Price?:
Yes
Yes
Notes:
In Dakar, Senegalese people all refer to taxi drivers as "taximan" in Wolof and French. No taxis in Dakar have meters. They are all subject to changing prices through a barter system. Bartering in Wolof is called "Wahallay". When bargaining for a taxi price
If you know your offered price was fair, but a taxi driver continues to ask for an unfair price, one good tip is to simply say thank you ("merci" in French and "Jerejef" in Wolof), and walk away from the taxi. If the last price you said was actually fair the taxi driver will normally call you back to the car and signal to you to get in meaning he accepts your price
Before getting your taxi be sure to know just about where your going. Most taxi drivers will try to charge you extra if you say that you need to go somewhere else that was not the agreed upon destination, (even if your new destination might be the same distance or even close than your old one).
- Try to know a fair price before you start negotiating
- When talking to the taxi driver walk to the front passenger's side window to talk to him
- DON'T get into the taxi before you agree upon a price
- If you are taking a taxi during the day and you aren't leaving Dakar a taxi should never cost more than 2000.
- Furthermore, taxi drivers will charge more during different time of day and the week. This is due to changing traffic patterns, and the changing supply and demand of taxis and passengers during different times of the day.
If you know your offered price was fair, but a taxi driver continues to ask for an unfair price, one good tip is to simply say thank you ("merci" in French and "Jerejef" in Wolof), and walk away from the taxi. If the last price you said was actually fair the taxi driver will normally call you back to the car and signal to you to get in meaning he accepts your price
Before getting your taxi be sure to know just about where your going. Most taxi drivers will try to charge you extra if you say that you need to go somewhere else that was not the agreed upon destination, (even if your new destination might be the same distance or even close than your old one).
Try not to pay with high bills. Taxi drivers may not have (or may not want to give) the change for higher bills especially for shorter trips.
*Take note that drivers for bargainable transport will often try to overcharge foreigners/ those who don’t know a fair price. This isn’t necessarily done with malicious intent towards foreigners, but can happen equally to a local.
** All prices are in West African CFA franc (The currency of Senegal and eight other independent West African states)
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